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11/26-11/28 Small Business Saturday through Cyber Monday I'm offering 15% off all orders with the code: GOODKARMASALE2016 I'll donate 5% of all sales to the Standing Rock Sioux, and make matching donations to Planned Parenthood (in Mike Pence's name) and the ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union. It's been a rough year (few years!), and while I'm feeling so heavyhearted, it feels great to be able to give back a little bit. Thank you for supporting a woman run, handmade, small business who gives a damn and tries her best! You can find my Etsy shop here & my own shop here.

I hardly ever do sales, so I hope you'll take advantage of it if you've ever wanted a little something from me.

I've also listed some new items in my shop, like this DIY Cross Stitch Wooden Coaster Kit that I've been working on for.ev.er! I designed a full alphabet and number cross stitch pattern for these and love also making abstract designs too. I'm working on a new snowflake ornament, too, which I can't wait to share.

I'm heading to New Hampshire this weekend for the Squam Art Fair, which happens on the tail end of Squam Art Workshops. It's a fun night full of handmade goods in a large wooden camp building covered in twinkle lights right off of Squam Lake.

It's magical and I'm so excited to be there and to get out of the city for a bit. Nature! Trees! Road trip! Also, it'll be the first time we're traveling with a dog. It's Kuma's first road trip. Expect lots of pics of a very happy (I hope!) dog hiking and swimming. Here are some of the deets:

Because I just finished Stranger Things (for the second time!) last night and because it was confirmed for a second season today (yay!), and because I have lots of work to do why not procrastinate together and support small businesses who also love Stranger Things? Here we go...

Tonight, June 22nd at Community 54 come celebrate women in fiber arts, excuse me badass women in fiber arts. Featuring work by London Kaye, Aaysha Morrison, Rachel Singer and some of my work too. I got to see the install of a bunch of London Kaye's crochet pieces last night and it looks awesome. There will also be appetizers from Chef Roxanne owner of restaurant Kingsley.

This event was curated by the people behind Yarn: The Movie (more on that soon) which is premiering this Friday, June 24th at IFC. Tickets here or win some tonight.

This year's craft party is all about community. Local sellers and shops will be hosting all kinds of creative activities, demos, and workshops. I'll be at the West Elm Market hosting a pop-up shop selling Miniature Rhino goods and teaching a workshop. We'll be making these super fun stitched postcards throughout the day. Drop in and say hi!! More info and a full list of the day's activities are here.

Part-party, part-workshop! I'll be teaching you how to embroider while making the stellar Zodiac Embroidery Kit of your choice. Class fee includes a kit in your or a loved one's sign ($20 value) plus drinks + snacks to keep you inspired as you stitch. Sign up here!

Modern Mercantile in Berryville, VA hosted a craft night using my Zodiac Embroidery Kits. You got to pick your sign, stitch and snack. Sounds pretty good to me! I want to see more of these, because this really made me happy to see. I wish I could have gone. If you would like to host a craft night, crafternoon, or workshop please drop me a line - miniaturerhino@gmail.com. I'd love to collaborate!

Etsy Wholesale just released their biannual Trend Report which included my Zodiac Kits. I stitched up a Pisces constellation just for the shoot and love the look of the final image.

Very cool to also spot some of my maker friends like Baby Jives (cloud mobile, above), J. Topolski (pit bull skeleton necklace, below) and discover the work of other creatives too. To see even more and dig into the trend themes check out the full trend report on Pinterest.

Hope you're having a great Thanksgiving holiday surrounded by family and friends.

This year instead of having a Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday sale I was inspired to participate in a Good Karma Sale originated by The Wild Unknown. I'm offering 15% off in my shops (Etsy & BigCartel) through Monday, 11/30 and I'll be donating 5% of my total sales to the Catskills Farm Sanctuary. Just use the code GOODKARMASALE2015 at checkout. It's live now :)

CAS rescues farm animals, like pigs goats, cows, and I even met a blind horse there. Animals are close to my heart & I was lucky enough to visit the farm for my birthday a few years ago. Here, one of the pigs nibbles on my finger.

I'm so thankful for every single order I receive and looking forward to giving back a little bit this holiday season! I've got a shop full of creative kits right now...

This week I checked out the Brooklyn Botanical Garden's cherry blossoms. They are here for such a short time and I had to make sure I caught them at least once before they are all gone. I'm so glad I did. It's amazing to see a blanket of pink petals blanketing the ground and raining down from the trees. They are so delicate and soft, you can't even hold one for too long- it just crumbles in your hands.

There were sooo many people snapping pictures and a couple just strolling through the pink aisles barefoot. I wonder how many pictures of them there must be! It was definitely a sweet moment, and a beautiful, beautiful sight all together.

The whole park is in bloom, so colorful & smells so good! Going back for more this weekend :)

It was a gorgeous day here in Brooklyn, and the first in over a week where I didn't feel sick. I got food poisoning recently and it really got me down. I celebrated the day as if my mom and I were together- brunch, a long walk, and pretty flowers. We talked throughout the day and it was really nice.

How did you guys celebrate?

I couldn't resist these bright, beauties from Park Delicatessen, a skate & flower shop. How rad is that?It's pretty much my new favorite shop.

I was gifted a big bottle of Patron last week, so of course I had to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a shot (or two!). It was perfect timing for Cinco de Mayo and a pretty good excuse to bust out all my colorful props and dress my cats up in a tiny sarape. Do you really ever need an excuse to dress up your cats though? Nope.